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Çandir Höyük |
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Mound |
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Altitude:
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740 m |
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Region:
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Aegean |
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Province:
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Denizli |
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District:
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Çivril |
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Village:
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Çandir |
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Investigation Method:
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Survey |
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Period:
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Ceramic |
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| This site lies northeast of the town of Denizli; 26 km southeast of the town of Çivril; 21 km northwest of Dinar; and between 0.8 and 1 km south-southeast of the village of Çandir; a municipality of the Gümüssu District. The site lies in the middle of the valley of the now completely dried up Dinar Stream; which used to empty into Isikligöl Lake. Two adjacent mounds called Çandir Höyük appear on a 1:200;000 map of this area. The site was discovered by J. Mellaart. Three of the published fragments of ceramics have been assigned to the Neolithic Period. One resembles the bowls of Hacilar IX-VI. Although the number of ceramics are few; the sites can be dated to the Late Neolithic and Early Chalcolithic Periods. Mellaart uses the Hacilar sequence to assess this site. Those mounds were explored along with the Çandir Höyük; and Dogu Sahanlar Höyük in the southeast of Isikli Lake; and Domuz Höyük in the west of the Isikli Lake under the names: Çandir Büyük Höyük; Çandir Küçük Höyük; by E. Abay; and F. Dedeoglu in the scope of "Çivril Plain Survey" in 2005. The settlements described as single color; and multi color "Hacilar Boyalilari" have a size no larger than 1-2 hectare; and accumulate mostly at river; and lake shores; and show a scattered sight. All those characteristics prove there were no hierarchical structuring among the Neolithic-Early Chalcolithic Age settlements [Abay-Dedeoglu 2006:278]. The pottery of this period revealed during these surveys are known based on the Hacilar; Kuruçay; Bademagaci; settlements in Göller Bölgesi; and the layers that are dating to Late Neolithic; and Early Chalcolithic Age of Izmir Ulucak Höyük. The good quality hand-made red coated pottery consist mostly of "S" profile vessels; deep bowls; small jars; and bowls [Abay-Dedeoglu 2007:2799. |
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